- St Aldate's, Oxford
St Aldate's is a street in central
Oxford ,England . It runs south from the generally acknowledged centre of Oxford at Carfax. Here it continues as Cornmarket Street to the north, with Queen Street to the west (both pedestrianized for shoppers) and the High Street continuing east for motorised traffic.St Aldates Church is on St Aldate's in
Pembroke Square .The Town Hall is on the east side of the street, including the
Museum of Oxford . Christ Church with its imposingTom Tower and Pembroke College (on Pembroke Square) are both off St Aldate's, to the east and west respectively.Beyond Christ Church heading south is the Oxford University Faculty of Music, containing the
Bate Collection of Musical Instruments . Opposite Christ Church isAlice's Shop , formerly frequented byAlice Liddell of Alice in Wonderland fame. Further south is an entrance toChrist Church Meadow to the east and a junction withOxpens Road to the west.The street leads south past Oxford's police station (as featured in the
Inspector Morse television series), with the Crown and County Court opposite, towardsFolly Bridge over theRiver Thames . Before the bridge, it becomes theAbingdon Road (A4144), leading directly south out of the city of Oxford towards the town of Abingdon.Further adjoining streets
*
Pembroke Street , location ofModern Art Oxford
*Pembroke Square , location of Pembroke CollegeExternal links
* [http://oxford.openguides.org/wiki/?Locale_St._Aldate's Oxford Guide information]
* [http://www.oxford.gov.uk/services/st-aldates.cfm St Aldate's Local Services Shop] from theOxford City Council
* [http://www.staldates.org.uk/ St Aldate's Church]
* [http://www.headington.org.uk/oxon/streets/post_boxes/post_offices/st_aldates.htm St Aldate's Post Office]
* [http://www.headington.org.uk/oxon/mayors/town_hall/ Oxford's Town Halls in St Aldate's]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.